Display stand



O. E. KAfiNES March 22, 1932.

D1 SPLAY STAND Filed Jun 1a, 1950 s Sheets-Sheet March 22, 1932. E, KARNES 1,850,079 I D I S PLAY 5 TAND Filed June 16, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Q 6 Ka/mw March 22, 1932. O KARNES 1,850,079

DIsPLm STAND Filed June 16, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Mar. 22, 1932 UNITED:

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1 Application med Tune 16,

inventionre-latesto display stands. 7

althaszfor itsggeneral object'the provision of anew and improved display standparticularly adaptedforuse in grocery stores. toat The preferred embodiments of the .inven-,

tion are illustrated by the accompanying drawings,rof which;Fig.,1is a front elevation of a display stand-adapted-to' be placed against-a wall; Fig.: 2, asectional end eleva-,

tion of the same; Fig. 3,.a sectional end elevationof a display stand adapted tobeplaced inthe center of astore ;.Fig.,4, Eafdetail view of the lower portion ofthe stand shown; by

Fig. 2 with the lowermost shelf removed Fig.

5, a detail view. ofthelowermostshelfg Figs. V

6 and 7, end elevations, of modified forms of the stand adapted to be placed in thecenter of a store; Figs. 8 and 9, detail viewsftaken on the.lines;8 8 and 99, respectively, of Fig.-

,6; Fig.-,10, a detail front view of theshelf supporting means shownbygFig. 7 and Fig. 1-1, a detail View of the lower portion of a stand with the lowermostishelf removed and a'box resting againstthesecond shelf.

The stand shown by Figs. 1,2,. 4: and [5,

which is adaptedtobeplaced against a wall,

includes aiplurality of vertical posts 1, 2 and 3,,the upper'ends'of which. are connected by .the-rod4. I i v q Uponthe posts 1,. 2 and 3,are,mountedthe brackets 5, 6, 9and10. Thebracketsbsup- 1% port the shelf 7 the brackets 6,.thelshelf8;

tractively display and to render. easily acces- 1930. Serial No... 461,290. 1

the brackets.9, theshelf 11;;andthe'brackets 10, the shelf 12. The shelf 11 is ofa width considerably greater than the width of any of the other shelves. .The shelf 8 is of a width greater ,than'the width of they shelves 7 and 12. Struts 13 may be disposed between the brackets 9 and 10. i

. Each; of the transverse braces 15 is coni-v nected to and extends outwardly from one of the posts 2', and has an enlarged outer end with an upper surface 16 inclined inwardly and downwardly (Fig. .4). The first shelf 17 isprovided with aplurality of sockets 18 (Fig.- 5) shaped for the reception ofthe en-J larged outer ends ofthe braces 15. I Extending upwardly and inwardly from the outer ends of the braces 15 arethe supports 14. 1 v

Upon its sides on theshelf 17 and resting against the shelf 12 is alpanel' 19, as-shown by Fig.2,

' It will be apparent that the stand shown by Figs. 1, 2,4 and 5, and just described, iwi'll attractively display the-merchandise forsale. The firstshelf 17 has an upper surface inclined downwardly and inwardly so that cans of gco ff ee or, the: like may be stacked upon it and made to recline against the-panel 19 up to thesecond shelfl2. -Uponthe second shelf 12, the third shelf 11, the fourthshelf 8, and 7 5 the fifth; shelf other merchandisemay beattractively-grouped. The stand may, therefore,bepractically concealed by merchandise.

The shelf 17 may easily beremoved so that thebase of the standniay" be cleaned. I

I It will be noted thatthe lower .rear por tion of the stand is provided withawire screen 20. ,An elongated member substantially Z'rshaped in crosssection,correspond ingto that indicated bythe numeral 21 in Fig.3, may be placed upon the first shelff17, and eachof the panels '19 may be removed from the shelves 17 and '12,. and placed so I that its'end rests uponthe'member 21. It

will then extend to the third shelf s which it may be connected by means indicated by the numeral 22 in Fig. 3. The lower portion of the stand may be thereby quickly and easily converted into a storage bin.

Referring now to Fig. 3, which discloses a stand adapted to be placed in the center of a room, it includes a brace 23- having enlarged ends 24 to fit inthe sockets 25 of the first shelves 26. Supports corresponding to the supports 14 of Fig. 2, are indicated at 27; the second shelf at 28; and the third shelf at 29. The post is made in four telescopic sections, 31, 32, 33 and 34. The third shelf 29 is mounted upon the section 31; the

fourth shelf 35, upon the section32; and the fifth shelf 36, upon the 1 section 33.---;; The

fourth shelf 35 is of a width less than the width of the third shelf 29.; and .the fifth shelf 36 is of a width less than the width of the fourth shelf 35. It will be apparent that if the section 34 be removed, the shelf 36 will form the top of a table; as will theshelf 35 upon removal of the section 33, and the shelf 29 upon removal of the section 32.

The panels 37 may be moved from the position shown and laid upon the shelf 26 and against the shelf 28 in a position corresponding to that shown by'Fig. 2 or the member 21 may be placed on tneshelf 29 and the panel placed thereupon and'against the shelf 35, as indicated by dotted lines.

Figs. 6, 8 and 9 illustrate a modified form including a plurality of posts, one of which is shown made in telescopic sections 40, 41, 42 and 43; a first shelf 44; a second shelf 45; a third shelf 46; a fourth shelf 47 a fifth shelf 48; a panel 49, and an elongated member 50.

The shelf 46 is made in two sections which are removably secured to the post. section 40 by bolts 51 and plates 52, 53 and 54, as shown in detail by Fig. 9.

The shelf48 is removably secured to the post section 42 by bolts 55, plate 56, and spacers 57, the spacers .57 being of such a width that the shelf 48 is slidable vertically on the post.' i v The mounting of the shelf 47 is similar to that of the shelf 48.

The shelves 46, 47 and 48 rest upon the pins 58, 59 and 60, respectively, and vertically spaced holes are bored through the post sections, as shown, so that the shelves ma be held at various elevationsto display goo' s in containers of different dimensions.

The shelf bracket'6l on the form shown by Fig. 6 is constructed and mounted as are those illustrated. by Figs. 7 and 10' which will now be described.

The form shown by'Figs. 7 and 10 includes the post sections 40, 41, 42 and 43; the shelves 44 and 45 and thepanels 49; all of which .are shown'by. Fig; ,6. The post sections are provided with similar pin holes in which are inserted pins 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67.

This form includes the shelf brackets 68, each of which comprises an upright bar 69 to rest against the post and a pair of arms 70 (Fig. 10) to embrace the post, said arms having hooks 71 to engage one of the pins. Mounted on the arm 70 are the lugs 72 which extend upwardly and inwardly to removably fit in socket 73 in the shelf 74. It will be obvious that when the shelf 74 is placed upon the arms 7 0 so that the lugs 72 enter the sockets 7 3,1and the hooks 71 of the arms made to engage one of the pins on the post,

the bracket will be held on the post and the shelf on the'bracke't.

-Those skilled in the art will at once perceive that the preferred embodiment of this invention maybe cheaply and easily manufactured; and that the elements thereof may be assembled by unskilled persons in different ways to display within .the reach of the customer various sorts of merchandise, or

assembled to provide storage bins that may readily be cleaned.

Iclaim: I r

l. A display stand having an outwardly presented, transverse brace having an enlarged' outer end, theupper surface of said end being inclined inwardly and downwardly, and a shelf having a socket shaped for the reception of said end.

2. A display stand having a base, a brace transversely disposed on said base and having an enlarged outer end with an upper surface inclined downwardly and inwardly, and a removable-shelf upon the outer portion of and co-extensive with said base and having a socket shaped to receivesaid end.

3. A display stand having an upright post, an upper shelf, a lower shelf, and an intermediate shelf, said shelves being attached to said post and vertically spaced, the outer side of said intermediate shelf being closer to said post than the outer sides of said upper and lower shelves, said lower shelf having an upper surface inclined inwardly and downwardly, a member which when placed upon said lower shelf has an upper surface substantially horizontal, and an elongated panel having a length substantially equal to the distance between said upper and lower shelves, and a width substantially equal to the distance between said lower shelf and said intermediate shelf, andconstructed to rest on its side upon said lower shelf and 7 said post and vertically spaced, the outer side of said intermediate shelf being closer to said postand the outer sides of said upper and lower shelves, an elongated panel construeted to rest on its side upon said lower shelf and against said intermediate shelf, the

length of said panel being substantially equal to the distance betweensaid lower shelf and said upper shelf, and the Width of said panel being substantially equal to'the distance between said lower shelf and said intermediv ate shelf, and means to connect the ends of said panel to the, outer portions of said lower.

and upper shelves.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

ORI'N E. KARNES. 

